At the edges of states : dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands /
Eilenberg, Michael.
At the edges of states : dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands / Michael Eilenberg. - 1 online resource (xVI, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 275 . - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 275/2. KITLV Press Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2012, ISBN: 9789004248687. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-337) and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Borders of engagement -- 3: Evading state authority -- 4: Guerrilla warfare and resource extraction -- 5: Patronage and power -- 6: Intersecting spheres of legality and illegality -- 7: Sovereignty and security -- 8: Borderland autonomy and local politics -- 9: Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premise that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things about how marginal citizens relate to their nation-state. The basic assumption is that central state authority in the Indonesian borderlands has never been absolute, but waxes and wanes, and state rules and laws are always up for local interpretation and negotiation. In its role as key symbol of state sovereignty, the borderland has become a place were central state authorities are often most eager to govern and exercise power. But as illustrated, the borderland is also a place were state authority is most likely to be challenged, questioned and manipulated as border communities often have multiple loyalties that transcend state borders and contradict imaginations of the state as guardians of national sovereignty and citizenship. Full text (Open Access)
9789004253469
10.1163/9789004253469 DOI
Illegitimacy and crime--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Patronage, Political--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Lumber trade--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare.
Illegitimacy and crime.
Lumber trade.
Patronage, Political.
Politics and government.
Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia)--Politics and government.
Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
DS646.34.K37 / E55 2012
959.832
At the edges of states : dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands / Michael Eilenberg. - 1 online resource (xVI, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 275 . - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 275/2. KITLV Press Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2012, ISBN: 9789004248687. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-337) and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Borders of engagement -- 3: Evading state authority -- 4: Guerrilla warfare and resource extraction -- 5: Patronage and power -- 6: Intersecting spheres of legality and illegality -- 7: Sovereignty and security -- 8: Borderland autonomy and local politics -- 9: Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premise that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things about how marginal citizens relate to their nation-state. The basic assumption is that central state authority in the Indonesian borderlands has never been absolute, but waxes and wanes, and state rules and laws are always up for local interpretation and negotiation. In its role as key symbol of state sovereignty, the borderland has become a place were central state authorities are often most eager to govern and exercise power. But as illustrated, the borderland is also a place were state authority is most likely to be challenged, questioned and manipulated as border communities often have multiple loyalties that transcend state borders and contradict imaginations of the state as guardians of national sovereignty and citizenship. Full text (Open Access)
9789004253469
10.1163/9789004253469 DOI
Illegitimacy and crime--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Patronage, Political--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Lumber trade--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare--Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare.
Illegitimacy and crime.
Lumber trade.
Patronage, Political.
Politics and government.
Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia)--Politics and government.
Indonesia--Kapuas Hulu.
DS646.34.K37 / E55 2012
959.832